Sport, Policy and Politics is a genuinely comparative analysis of sport policy-making in five countries - Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and North America. Some of the issues raised in this book include: * the process of sport policy-making * the administrative framework for sport: the responsibilities of central or federal governments, state governments and local authorities * the division of responsibility between different levels of government * how policy-making has addressed the topical problems of drug abuse in athletes, and the provision of sport and physical education in schools.
Author(s): Barrie Houlihan
Edition: annotated edition
Year: 1997
Language: English
Pages: 336
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of tables......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 14
List of abbreviations......Page 16
Comparing policy for sport and recreation......Page 20
Government, sport and policy-making......Page 41
Patterns of government involvement in sport......Page 80
Sub-national government......Page 129
National sports organisations......Page 166
Doping and sport......Page 198
Sport and physical education in schools......Page 239
Conclusion......Page 274
Notes......Page 292
References......Page 294
Index......Page 317
